Two Women

by Alberto Moravia · first published 1958

Two Women (original title in Italian: La Ciociara) is a 1957 Italian-language novel by Alberto Moravia. It tells the story of a woman trying to protect her teenaged daughter from the horrors of war. When both are attacked and the virgin daughter raped by North African colonial soldiers the daughter suffers PTSD. The 1960 film adaptation starred Sophia Loren and earned her the Academy Award.

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Original language:

Italian

Year page:

1958